Fifteensquared – Page 1393 – Never knowingly undersolved

Azed 2053 – ‘Wrong Number’

Sun October 9, 2011 at 2:35 pmSun October 9, 2011 at 12:00 am by Andrew

“Wrong Number” is one of the older types of “special”, dating back at least to Ximenes. These puzzles can be hard to get started on, because you have to solve a lot of … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 986: Mix-up by Ploy

Sat October 8, 2011 at 10:09 amSat October 8, 2011 at 1:00 am by Shenanigans

In this week’s puzzle, 16 clues needed to have a word in the definition unmixed after the removal of one letter, these removed letters giving a range of ingredients. I can’t believe this … Read more >>

Independent 7788 by Monk (Sat 01-Oct 2011)

Sat October 8, 2011 at 12:19 am by beermagnet

Is it a Double Pangram? – Yes it is! First pass 10 answers in 10 mins which is good going for me, and by the end of the first session I was stuck … Read more >>

Prize Crossword No 25,442 by Araucaria

Sat October 8, 2011 at 7:01 amSat October 8, 2011 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A very characteristic offering from Araucaria this week with one of his long poetic anagrams and some typical charades. It took me a little over an hour to complete without resort to a … Read more >>

Independent 7,793 / Phi – seeing stars?

Sat October 8, 2011 at 9:58 amFri October 7, 2011 at 1:59 pm by RatkojaRiku

I suppose that many of us, having solved so many crosswords and taken part in so many quizzes over the years, probably feel that our general knowledge is pretty reasonable and that we … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,818 / Mudd

Fri October 7, 2011 at 11:37 am by Gaufrid

A pleasant stroll with Mudd today whilst Shuchi’s on vacation. There’s not a lot for me to comment on, except for perhaps 2dn where I think part of the wordplay is a little … Read more >>

Guardian 25,447 / Araucaria

Fri October 7, 2011 at 3:58 pmFri October 7, 2011 at 10:00 am by Eileen

An entertaining and enjoyable workout from Araucaria, with not too many liberties taken, I think. A few weeks ago, I blogged an Enigmatist puzzle based on London Underground stations, some of which I’d … Read more >>

Independent 7,793/Klingsor

Thu October 6, 2011 at 1:11 pm by Ali

Finally! I’ve been waiting to land a Klingsor puzzle to blog ever since he kindly published one of mine on his website last December. 10 months later, here we go. It being Thursday, … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,817 by ORENSE

Thu October 6, 2011 at 3:06 pmThu October 6, 2011 at 10:35 am by Ringo

Nothing too taxing from Orense this morning, and – a surfeit of double definitions aside – no serious grumbles from me, either (except that there’s just no getting away from the Conservatives this … Read more >>

Guardian 25,446 – Arachne

Thu October 6, 2011 at 8:54 amThu October 6, 2011 at 12:53 am by Andrew

I rattled through this pretty quickly, but there were some excellent clues that made it very enjoyable, with 9ac being my favourite. Thanks to Arachne for the entertainment. The reference at 11dn (and … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,808 – Dante

Thu October 6, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 26 Another Monday, another Dante. Did I enjoy it? Yes, I did. Because I like the way Dante (just like his friend Rufus) uses the English language. As a non-Brit, … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,807 by Cinephile

Thu October 6, 2011 at 2:59 pmThu October 6, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 24 I enjoyed this puzzle which has a few okay clues and a couple of challenges. One challenge for me was 18D (CHARTIST) — for … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,816 by Gozo

Wed October 5, 2011 at 9:23 pmWed October 5, 2011 at 1:43 pm by PeeDee

I always look forward to Gozo crosswords as he seems to be right on my wavelength. Unfortunately, this morning I seem poorly tuned-in as there are still a couple of solutions that I can’t fully explain, so … Read more >>

Guardian 25,445 – Puck

Wed October 5, 2011 at 12:39 pmWed October 5, 2011 at 11:15 am by manehi

I only have a slight knowledge of the theme and twigged it late leaving me struggling with some of the across clues, several of which I guessed from the wordplay and had to … Read more >>

Independent 7791/Dac

Wed October 5, 2011 at 11:02 am by John

As usual a near-perfect crossword from Dac. Week after week he goes on producing these masterpieces. There is hardly anything here — so far as I can see — which calls for much comment … Read more >>